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Feature film — 1954

Hell and High Water (1954)

6.01h 43mAdventure — Drama — Action

A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.

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A high-signal pick with 67 votes.

20th Century Fox

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Director: Samuel Fuller

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Cast & crew

Richard Widmark as Capt. Adam Jones

Richard Widmark

Capt. Adam Jones

Bella Darvi as Denise Montel

Bella Darvi

Denise Montel

Victor Francen as Prof. Montel

Victor Francen

Prof. Montel

Cameron Mitchell as 'Ski' Brodski

Cameron Mitchell

'Ski' Brodski

Gene Evans as Chief Holter

Gene Evans

Chief Holter

David Wayne as Tugboat Walker

David Wayne

Tugboat Walker

Stephen Bekassy as Neuman

Stephen Bekassy

Neuman

Richard Loo as Hakada Fujimori

Richard Loo

Hakada Fujimori

Robert Adler as Welles (uncredited)

Robert Adler

Welles (uncredited)

Eugene Borden as French Reporter (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

French Reporter (uncredited)

Leslie Bradley as Mr. Aylesworth (uncredited)

Leslie Bradley

Mr. Aylesworth (uncredited)

Henry Kulky as McCrossin (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

McCrossin (uncredited)

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